Chapter II
"I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife. "What?" "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?" "You're a witch! Yes, I was!
The Story of a Play: A Novel
Chapter II
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"I
know
what
you're
thinking
of
now,"
said
his
wife.
"What?"
"Whether
you
couldn't
use
_our_
affair
in
the
play?"
"You're
a
witch!
Yes,
I
was!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
know
what
you're
thinking
of
now,"
said
his
wife.
Line 2
"What?"
/wʌt/
Line 3
"Whether
you
couldn't
use
_our_
affair
in
the
play?"
Line 4
"You're
a
witch!
Line 5
Yes,
I
was!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.”
Whether
conjunction
US /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You're a witch!
affair
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From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
couldn't
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From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
now
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From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
play
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From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
said
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From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
use
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From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, I was!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
wife
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From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.
witch
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From this reading "You're a witch!
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I was!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whether you couldn't use _our_ affair in the play?"
you're
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From this reading "I know what you're thinking of now," said his wife.